Documentation team meeting notes – March 3, 2026

Where: #docs channel on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/
When: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 14:00 UTC
Meeting Facilitator: @milana_cap
Note Taker: @awetz583
Find the complete meeting on Slack.

Next Meetings

Discussion Meeting

Where: #docs channel on Slack + Video call
When: Tuesday, March 10 2026, 14:00 UTC
Facilitator: @estelaris

Discussion Meeting

Where: #docs channel on Slack
When: Tuesday, March 17 2026, 14:00 UTC

View upcoming dates on the Documentation Team meeting calendar.

Facilitation Resources

Helpful resources for facilitating the meeting and writing the meeting notes.

Project Checks: Contributions

  • @awetz583 Worked on Video block, Verse block, Image block, and File block which are ready for review.
  • @milana_cap
    • Completed and closed Pullquote block and List block.
    • Recorded 3 short videos for documenting the 7.0 release and uploaded them to wordpress.tv (these will be available soon.)
    • Created a Github project for 7.0 Documentation, added automation with GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged by the repository owner. https://github.com/ workflow to add issues with 7.0 label automatically and added access to release team to the project.
  • @rollybueno Completing working on blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. overhaul including Quote block and Code block.
  • @supernovia Contribution Pathways is now on Github and will continue to receive updates.
  • @parinpanjari Working on updates for Get started with WP article.

The team is now down to 657 open issues, with 28 issues closed in the past week.

Documenting WordPress 7.0 release

@estelaris proposed changes to the WordPress release day workflows, including reversing the order of the WordPress Versions page to show the latest version first, removing the Roadmap page from the team’s responsibilities, and updating the History and “Learn about WordPress origins and version history” pages. The team discussed the challenges and potential solutions, including exploring automation and using Contributor Days for manual updates.

Open Floor

Reviewing the Documentation Review Process

@supernovia asked the team to review the documentation review process and @estelaris and @milana_cap plan to provide feedback.

Switching to Video Meetings

@milana_cap proposed switching some of the team’s meetings to video calls, as video discussions tend to be more productive than Slack-only meetings. The team decided to add additional video calls to the monthly schedule.

New schema for docs meetings:

#docs, #meeting, #summary